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registration
I have noticed a bunch of people lately that pride themselves on being "registered Linux users". They have little blurbs in their signature files that tell what number they are, and it is a pretty huge number. What is this all about? Should I register? What do you get for registering? Where do you register?
Or is this just smoke and vapor?
Or is this just smoke and vapor?
I remember when they first started it. I'm not sure if this is the original or not:
http://counter.li.org/
I guess because I remember when it first started I could have had a single digit registration number if I had registered. I thought it was stupid when it came out (still do) so I didn't register. It's just a way to try and get an idea of how many Linux users there are out there. I prefer that number not be known. I prefer the "sneak attack". :)
http://counter.li.org/
I guess because I remember when it first started I could have had a single digit registration number if I had registered. I thought it was stupid when it came out (still do) so I didn't register. It's just a way to try and get an idea of how many Linux users there are out there. I prefer that number not be known. I prefer the "sneak attack". :)
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I used to be like that. Even visited a certain site because I hated Windows. However I discovered Linux. Now I can't hate Windows. It's like hating Barney the purple dinosaur, one does but then one realises that those who love Barney are children not adults living in the real world where things have to work.worker201 wrote:...What would be nice, tho, is a place where you can register as a Windows hater....
I registered a few years ago, however my number is far higher than the current number of registered users, so obviously no-one is really using the counter these days. I think it served a purpose, but I'm not sure why it is still going.
I feel like I have a responsibility to help these poor souls. Many of them are simply uneducated about their alternatives, and not advanced enough to figure out a complex animal like Linux. There's no harm in talking about Windows memory management nightmares, and how I found a permanent solution. Anybody who wants or needs help deserves it.Linux Frank wrote:I used to be like that. Even visited a certain site because I hated Windows. However I discovered Linux. Now I can't hate Windows. It's like hating Barney the purple dinosaur, one does but then one realises that those who love Barney are children not adults living in the real world where things have to work.worker201 wrote:...What would be nice, tho, is a place where you can register as a Windows hater....
But when I say I hate Windows, I mean that I feel as if I need to wash my hands after using it. Now that I have seen the light, Windows is like a disease, and I don't want to get any on me.
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[quote=worker201]But when I say I hate Windows, I mean that I feel as if I need to wash my hands after using it. Now that I have seen the light, Windows is like a disease, and I don't want to get any on me.[/quote]
My words precisely. I feel like I must've said them a few times already.
X11, It seems as if you just copied your posts from microsuck.com. Ubuntu works fine for me.
My words precisely. I feel like I must've said them a few times already.
X11, It seems as if you just copied your posts from microsuck.com. Ubuntu works fine for me.